Interesting article about teaching ESL that brings up the question "is learning another language based largely on interpersonal relationships?" Language is essentially about communicating with other people, whether in spoken or written form, so computers may actually not be that helpful in this process.
This article relating to speech and literacy discusses the possibility of an interactive system, Technology Assisted Reading Acquisition, to allow children to acquire literacy naturally as opposed to the traditional way of "teaching" reading.
This New York Times article speaks to a growing number of schools across the nation embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach.
Given that it was published last year, do you feel like the concerns or objections raised are still relevant? Have some been debunked? Is it too early to tell?